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Last week marked a major event in Japanese history&hellip;and no, I don&rsquo;t mean the announcement of the Tokyo Olympics&hellip; crazy Hello Kitty Color Contact Lenses officially went on sale on 9/1 and nothing can ever be the same again.

In Japanese the word "ossan" (おっさん) is somewhat of a rude word for middle aged-dudes. How would you like to rent an ossan? Well, in Tokyo, you can. Enter Ossan Rental, a middle-aged man rental service that makes older gentlemen available for only ...

The newest trailer for Fairy Fencer F highlights main character Fang. The Compile Heart-developed PlayStation 3 RPG and first in its series of Galapagos RPG games is due out on October 10 in Japan. Like this: Like Loading.

Shejiu is a traditional type of liquor that is made by pickling a venomous snake in a bottle of alcohol such as baijiu. The venom of the snake is neutralized by the liquor and, thanks to the essences of the serpent, is said to have energizing and ...

on October 1st—the same day that Atlus' Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl goes on sale. Rune Factory 4 will be available both at retail and as a download via the Nintendo eShop at launch. The game will cost $39.

The classic tokusatsu hero franchise, Ultraman was recently awarded by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "television series having the most number of spin-offs". The series is running for 47 years now, with Ultraman Ginga as its latest inc...

Miku returns to the Nintendo 3DS November 28th in Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2. The rhythm game features costumes and songs than its predecessor along with the much demanded return of GUMI. Sega has just posted a song list preview, so get a look ...

Studio Ghibli's International Division chief executive Geoffrey Wexler announced yesterday that director Hayao Miyazaki's latest and reportedly final feature film, Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises), will screen in New York and Los Angeles from Novembe...

Just like Gen Urobuchi, Naomi Takebe, the producer of Gaim, was also interviewed in Hyper Hobby. She explains why the chose fruits and specifically why Kamen Rider Gaim is based on an orange. Hyper Hobby: How did Gaim come about?

This Etrian Odyssey Untold trailer shows off its "classic mode," in which players forgo the game's story and stock characters in favor of a custom-built party picked from nine different character classes for pure dungeon-crawling action.

tsu says Kokonoe is a paid DLC character, which is interesting because when we talked to Blazblue producer Toshimichi Mori he said while Chronophantasma will have paid DLC like voice packs the game would not have any paid DLC characters.

All of us have our own little habits and quirks that defy common sense. It's human nature to harbor even just a little superstitious tendency now and then, whether it be not watching a pot boil or leaving a shower curtain open.

Children! You have no idea how good you have it. Just wait until you grow up and find yourself dragging your own kids to cartoon events like this. Or worse, performing on stage. Here, you can see characters from Anpanman, the beloved children's an...

Few fall anime are working harder for your attention that the adaptation of Ark Performance's sentient battleship sci-fi manga Arpeggio of Blue Steel. We're now getting a sixth preview for the October anime.

The following is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect those of the other Selective Hearing Staff or the site's affiliates and partners. If you have been involved in the idol fandom for any significant amount of time you are probably gro...

Square Enix recently surprised us with their latest smartphone game announcement, Final Fantasy Agito, which it is related to Final Fantasy Type-0. While you can check out more details in our earlier report, Square Enix also uploaded the game's fi...

There are some pretty impressive Madoka Magica decorated itasha ("sick car") out there, but a recenly spotted 3D Ultimate Madoka vehicle blows away the conventional decal adorned autos. Along these lines, leading up to the new Rozen Maiden ani...

The folks at Silver Link are getting ready for the premiere of Strike of the Blood this October. An adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's light novel series, Stike the Blood is about a vampire named Kojo Akatsuki and a shaman girl named Yukina Himeragi.

On Aug. 31, at the PAX Prime gaming event in the U. S. , one game development project showed its first signs of life. Keiji Inafune, father of such games as Mega Man, Onimusha and Dead Rising, among others, has released the details about his lates...

AKB48's Kashiwagi Yuki will be holding her 3rd solo live concert at Yokohama Arena on the 7th of November this year. Following her 2 successful solo concerts held last July at Sunshine Sun Plaza and this February at Tokyo International Forum, this...

Recap: Fueki and Haruto face off in battle as Gremlin desperately attempts to retrieve the Philosophers Stone from the dying Koyomi. Aqua's Thoughts: Kamen Rider Wizard once again shows off its straight A's in Momentum Killing 101 and spends most ...

Disgaea 4 Return will debut on January 30, 2014 in Japan according to Famitsu. Like the PSP's Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days and the Vita's Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention, Disgaea 4 Return is a portable update to 2011's Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten.

The great mother of ahoge from Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku has a dakimakura in the works – one can soon have this legendary ahoge all to their own, free to hug and fondle it as they wish, and even the girl too.

Nothing says love like a knee to the gut. Darn it, this pointless goddesses side story keeps interrupting what's supposed to be Ayumi's route. It's great that it's stretching out to 4+ episodes now, but can't Vintage just sit still for a few days ...